CHEVY CARGO VANS & SUBURBAN 1970s CHEVROLET PROMOTIONAL FILM HILLS OF SAN FRANCISCO 19314
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This 1972 era promo for Chevrolet utility vans shows off the many features of the line.It was shown at dealerships to educate salespeople and potential customers. The film shows the many reasons to buy a Chevy, from ease in loading -- it was equipped with sliding cargo doors, and flat loading rear doors. A Ford van (2:30) is used as a comparison. A conversion is seen at 4:09 with a raised roof to increase capacity by 92 square feet. At 5:08 the 6-cylinder engine is shown, and the 8-cylinder is also mentioned. At 6:20 the vehicle's handling characteristics are shown on San Francisco's famous Lombard Street and its braking on the hills is also shown. At 7:10 the stopping power of disc brakes are demonstrated with a Chevy pickup truck. At 8:04 the assembly line for the van is shown with bodies being dipped in paint.
At 9:40 the film looks at Chevy Suburban and Sportvans. An International Travelall is used for comparison at (12:20). The Sportvan, a predecessor of the minivan, is shown at 17:40 with various interiors.
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Had Chevrolet Ford and dodge vans! Chevrolet Van's have always been my favorite! I ran many over 300,000 miles!
I worked at the Chevy Van plant starting in 1970, Lordstown, Ohio.
@JosephDR
3 жыл бұрын
Lordsown will now make Electric Vehicles. I bought stock in it (DPHC) and Workhorse (WKHS).
@briantruck2284
3 жыл бұрын
Nice
@christophereichorn7918
2 жыл бұрын
Released April 1970. But you know when start make early Jan or Feb 1970?
I had a 1979 G10 van shorty van that I sold about a year ago, I bought it new in 1979 from SM Rose in the Bronx.
Beautiful van. Much prettier and cleaner looking than the(admittedly more efficient) vans of today.
I love my old Suburban, best vehicle ever! They sure jumped that thing over that hill.
Actually a good looking van.
I miss my 1971 C/10 with the long bed 2wd , With the 350/ engine , & the 350/trans what a truck ! But nothing last forever , Still driving Chevrolet trucks though 1999 C/3500 dually , & a 2003 Silverado 4x4 both are reliable & dependable .
My first work van at my previous employer was a 1974 Chevy van in doo doo brown. This was in 2012. That thing was a piece of junk but it did get me to the jobsite and back home again.
@johrons
4 жыл бұрын
Your radio would fall out before that engine stopped
I had two different 1975 Chevy vans. What great vehicles! Why on Earth GM went from this great platform to a body on frame design from that great unibody lost on me.
@jamesanderton344
5 жыл бұрын
Edward Pate body on frame let GM offer a cab chassis for cube vans and small school bus bodies.
@chargermaster3716
4 жыл бұрын
Edward Pate unibody is cheaper to manufacturer and is safer then body on frame.
@villageidiot819
4 жыл бұрын
What they said ….also EPA fuel mileage mandates to help lighten up the whole enchilada.
@jamesrecknor6752
Жыл бұрын
Frameless construction stresses the body instead of the frame, not the better way.
funny how the Chevy van ending up more like the competitive vans as the years went on with the two side doors, the long dipstick, the batteries etc
I have an 84 one ton. I know they move the battery over later on in those vans and it's definitely not easy to service like this one is.think it's funny when the van gets introduced it starts playing more banjo
CHEVY # 1! I Started with a CHEVY (A 1976 Monte Carlo Landau SPORT Coupe with A 350 V8), and I will End with a CHEVY WHEN I Pass Away! I own My 7th CHEVY NOW, A 2015 CHEVY Camaro 2LS 3.6 Litre V6 that has 323 Horsepower and Performs like a V8 Muscle Car! All My Cars have been Chevrolets so far and They are the best looking and performing Vehicles on the road, Bar None! I Would rather walk than drive ANYTHING ELSE, PERIOD! 😍😎😊👍👌🤘✌
Chevy G-series Van over the Express Van ALL day EVERY day...EVERY TIME!
Back when USA vehicles were customer friendly.
I still drive my G20 Their dependable vehicles
chrome or painted grills , two tone paint . works vans that aren't white
Me gusta la camioneta una Chevrolet Suburban 1971
Love the Suburban.
6:15 Lombard St. San Francisco, CA
@bufordmaddogtannen5164
4 жыл бұрын
There is probably poo there now
I love me a big, juicy, windowless van.
@bryanburnap4537
10 ай бұрын
Seinfeld :) I got you buddy !!
The official car of “free candy”
Hmmm, there was a time when not every cargo van was white? interesting
@dougc190
4 жыл бұрын
My cargo vans is tan or should say it's called doeskin
Good times van
Back when you can do repairs yourself on a vehicle. Today's cars and vans suck. I'm sorry to say it but I speak the truth.
@johrons
4 жыл бұрын
Just getting to the battery is a pain 😫
@briantruck2284
3 жыл бұрын
Just learn
Mexican ice cream truck!! Still around today.. 🧐
Free Candy and puppies!!! LOL!
Chevy stays with wht works except for some of there front wheel drive crap
Nashville brass? Bonnie and Clyde? Deliverance? Wtf?
Uncle Rico would love this movie.
Helping increase operating costs? That truth in advertising?
I’m not putting no bill in my Suburban or Sportban
Don't dis Dodge tradesman dammit!
As long as it wasn't the Corvair van----SF BEFORE needles and feces--LMFAO
@jamesrecknor6752
Жыл бұрын
Glorious, revolutionary, humanist socialist people's paradise / out house.
just don't park near a school
@johrons
4 жыл бұрын
Security would be on your ass fast as light lol
@vinnydaq13
3 жыл бұрын
And whatever you do, don’t EVER paint “free candy” on the side ! 😎
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